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11pinxter flower — a wild azalea, Rhododendron periclymenoides, of the U.S., having pink or purplish flowers. Also, pinkster flower. Also called wild honeysuckle. [1865 70, Amer.] * * * …
12pinxter flower — pinx′ter flow er [[t]ˈpɪŋk stər[/t]] n. pln a wild azalea, Rhododendron nudiflorum, of the U.S., having pink or purplish flowers • Etymology: 1865–70, amer.; dial. (Hudson Valley)PinksterWhitsuntide < DPinksteren …
13pinkster flower — variant of pinxter flower * * * pinkster flower, = pinxter flower. (Cf. ↑pinxter flower) …
14wild honeysuckle — noun 1. : pinxter flower 2. : scarlet gaura 3. : any of several shrubs of the genus Lonicera (especially L. dioica) that grow wild * * * wild honeysuckle, 1 …
15Azalea nudiflora — Pinkster Pink ster, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. ?. See {Pentecost}.] Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.] [1913 Webster] {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; called …
16pingster — Pinkster Pink ster, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. ?. See {Pentecost}.] Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.] [1913 Webster] {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; called …
17Pinkster — Pink ster, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. ?. See {Pentecost}.] Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.] [1913 Webster] {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; called also… …
18Pinkster flower — Pinkster Pink ster, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. ?. See {Pentecost}.] Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.] [1913 Webster] {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; called …
19pinxterflower — pinx·ter flower (pĭngkʹstər) n. A deciduous shrub (Rhododendron periclymenoides) of the southeast United States, having a funnel shaped pink or purple corolla and flowers that bloom before the leaves appear. [From Pinkster, Pinxter, Whitsuntide …
20azalea — /euh zayl yeuh/, n. any of numerous shrubs belonging to a particular group (Azalea) of the genus Rhododendron, of the heath family, comprising species with handsome flower clusters of various colors, some of which are familiar in cultivation: the …